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57th Congress, } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. fDocuMENT 

?d Session. i I No. 468. 



MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 



LIFE AND CHARACTER 



U 



OSHUA S, SALMON 

(Late a Representative from New Jersey), 



DELIVERED IN I H l< 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE, 



FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, 
First Session. 



WASHINGTON: 

OO V 1 l; N M I NT l> R I N TING IIKKK F . 
[903 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



i agi 

Proceedings in the House 5 

Address of Mr. Flanagan, of New Jersey 11 

Address of Mr. Stewart, of New Jersey 15 

Address of Mr. Foster, of Vermont 17 

Address of Mr. Graff, of Illinois 20 

Address of Mr. Williams, of Mississippi 26 

Address of Mr. Warner, of Illinois 29 

Address of Mr. K.msdell, of Louisiana \2 

Address of Mr. Nevin, of I >hip ;6 

Address of Mr. Hall, of Texas 39 

Address of Mr. Uoyd, of Missouri 45 

Address of Mr. Sulzer, of New York ... 48 

Address of Mr. Gilbert, of Kentucky 52 

Proceedings in the Senate. 55 

Address of Mr. Kean, of New Jersey So 

Address of Mr. Dryden, of New Jersey 61 



Death of Joshua S, Salmon, 



Proceedings in the House. 

May 6, i 
The Chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden, D. I)., offered the 
following prayer: 

We bless Thee, Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, for 
life and all its rich and varied endowments, and we most 
fervently pray that we, as individuals, may use our life and 
the gifts which Thou has bestowed upon us to the highest and 
noblest purposes, that righteousness, peace, and love may pre- 
vail. With painstaking and industry, help us to "work while 
it is yet day; for the night cometh, when no man can work." 
Surely the angel of death, the reaper, has been busy among 
us. A third desk draped with the emblems of mourning tells 
us of another visit, leaving our hearts desolate; and oh, 
Heavenly Father, we most humbly pray that Thy comfort may 
come to the bereaved wife and all the friends who were near 
and dear to him. Help us, our Heavenly Father, to be 
impressed with these lessons, that our lives may be pure and 
ready when the summons comes to pas-, over the river; and 
Thine shall lie the praise, in the name of Christ the Lord. 
Amen. 

Mr. Parker. Mr. .Speaker, it is with more than sadness, it 
is with shock and awe, that I have to announce to the House 

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6 Proa edi7igs in tin II 

the death of the Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, news of which has 
just reached us. He died at his home in Boonton, X. J., this 
morning. At some future time request will lie made of the 
House to appoint a day and time when we may pay our tribute 
to his character; to that modest} - and purity, gentleness, kind- 
ness and truth which in his comparatively short service have 
made him a-- beloved l>y his fellows as he was respected for his 
absolute conscience, sturdiness, and earnestness of character. 
At present I bet; to move the adoption of the resolutions which 
I send to the Clerk. 

The Speaker. The gentleman from New Jersey submits the 
following resolutions for the present consideration of the 
House. 

The Clerk read as. follows : 

Resolved, That the House has heard with deep regret and prof 
sorrow of the death of the Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, a Representative lion. 
the State of New Jersey. 

Resolved, That a committee of twelve members of the House, with such 
members of the Senate as may lie joined, he appointed to attend the 
funeral, at Boonton, X. J., anil that the necessary expenses attending the 
execution of this order lie paid out of the contingent fund of the House. 

R '■■ ,' That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House be authorized and 
ed to take such steps as may lie necessary for properly carrying out 
the provisions of this resolution. 

A' solved. That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate, 
and transmit a copy thereof to the famih of the deceased. 

The Speaker. The question is on agreeing to the resolu- 
tions. 

The question was taken, and the resolutions were unani- 
mously agreed to. 

The Speaker. In pursuance of the resolutions just adopted, 

the Chair announces the following committee of the House 

Mr. Gardner, Mr. Loudenslager, Mr. Howell, Mr. Fowler, Mr. 
S " Mi. Parker, Mr. McDermott, of Xew Jerse\ : Mr. 



Proceedings in the House. 7 

Graff, of Illinois; Mr. Ball, of Texas: Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri; 
Mr. Nevin, of Ohio, ami Mr. Claude FCitchin, of North Cam 
liiia 

Mr. PARKER. Mr. Speaker, as a further mark of respect 
to my deceased colleague, I move that the House do now 
adjourn. 

The Speaker. The gentleman from New Jersey moves, as 
a further mark of respect to our deceased friend and colleague, 
that the House do now adjourn. 

The motion was agreed to. 

And accordingly (at 12 o'clock and ro minutes p. m. ) the 
House adjourned. 

May 7. 1902. 

message from thk senate. 

The message also announced that the Senate had pas-, 
the following resolutions: 

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with deep regret and sorrow the 
announcement of the death of Hon. JOSHUA S. Salmon, late a Repre- 
sentative 111 Congress from the Fourth district of New Jersey. 

Ivcd, That a committee of seven Senators lie appointed by the 
Presiding Officer of the Senate to join the committee of the House "t 
Representatives to make arrangements for and t" attend the funeral 
of tin deceased. 

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the 
House of Representatives. 

A', wived. That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
deceased the Senate do now adjourn. 

And that in compliance of the foregoing the President pro tempore had 
appointed as the committee on the part of the Senate Mr. Kean, Mr. 
Dryden, Mr. Kurnham, Mr. Beveridge, Mr. Heitfeld: Mr. Foster, of 
I.' iui-ian.1. anil Mr. Bacon 

January 12, [903. 
Mr. FLANAGAN. Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent lor 
:1a. present consideration of the resolution which I send to the 
Clerk's desk. 



8 edings in the House. 

The Speaker. The Clerk will report the resolution. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved, That whuu the House meets on Sunday, the Sth day of 
February, 1903, it shall consider appropriate resolutions memorial of the 
public services and life of Hon. Joshi'a S. Salmon, late a Representative 
from the Fourth Congressional district of New Jersey. 

The Speaker. If there be no objection, the resolution will 
be considered now. 

There was no objection. 

The resolution was aereed to. 



MEMORIAL ADDRESSES. 

Sunday, Ft bruary .v. rpoj 

The House met at 12 o'clock noon. 

Mi. William J. Browning, Chief Clerk, called the House 

to order and read the following communication: 

February 8, 1903. 
I hereby designate as Speaker pro tempore for this day Hon. Richard 
Wayne Parker, of New Jerse) . 

D. B. Henderson, Speaker. 

The Chaplain, Rev. Henry X. Couden, I). D., offered the 
following prayer: 

Almighty Father, whose spirit is everywhere present to 
uphold, strengthen, and guide Thy children in the discharge 
of the cares and responsibilities which must needs come to 
us in this earthly existence, we thank Thee for the holy 
Sabbath day, which takes us, if we will, out of the busy 
whirl and turmoil 1 if life's activities, not only U> quiet and 
rest, but to a contemplation of the larger relationships of life 
with Thee and our fellow-men. We thank Thee for whatever 
is great in men as financiers, as discoverers, as statesmen, as 
scholars, or teachers of truth and righteousness, but above 
all we thank Thee for that full rounded -out character in men 
which lifts them above --elf in poise and nobility of soul. 
We bless Thee for all whom Thou hast raised up to be 
leader^ of men. especially for the men of America who have- 
wrought and woven into the fibers of our nation their 
characters, which make it strong and irreat; and as we gather 
here to-day. help us to call to mind whatever was noble and 

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io Memorial Addresses. 

pure and lofty in those whom we would honor by this 
sacred service, and let Thy loving arms be about those who 
are near and dear to them in the ties of kinship, to comfort 
and sustain them in that blessed hope of the immortality of 
the soul, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and 
approved. 

ORDEK OF PROCEDURE FOR THIS DAY. 
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will read the ordei 
under which the proceedings of this day will he governed. 
The Clerk read as follows: 

i in in. ,ti. ,n of Mr. Gardner, of New Jersey, by unanimous consent, 
Resolved, That the House meet on Sunday, the 8th day of February, 
Hi",, .il [2 o'clock noon, for tin- consideration of resolutions commemo- 
rative of tlie life, character, and services of the late Gen. William J. 
Skwki.l, a Senator of the United States from the State of New Jersey. 
On motion of Mr. Flanagan, by unanimous consent, it was 
Resolved, That when the House meets on Sunday, the Stli .I.e. ol 
February, 1903, it shall consider appropriate resolutions memorial of the 
public md life of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, late a Representative 

from the Fourth Congressional district of New Jei 



Address of Mr. Flanagan, of New Jersey. 



ADDRESS OF MR. FLANAGAN, OF NEW JERSEY. 

Mr. Speaker: I desire to offer the following resolutions: 

The Clerk read as follows : 

Ri wived. That, in pursuance of the special order heretofore adopted, 
the House proceed to pay tribute to the memory of Hon. Joshua S. Sal- 
mon, late a member of the House of Representatives from the State of 
New Jersey 

/?< solved, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory of the 
deceased, ami in recognition of his eminent abilities as a faithful ami dis- 
tinguished public servant, the House, at the conclusion of the memorial 
proceedings of this day, shall stand adjourned. 

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate, 

Resolved, That the Clerk be, and is hereby, instructed to send a copy 
of these resolutions to the family of the deceased. 

Mr. Speaker, conforming to a venerable usage of this House, 
a pious and proper custom, we devote a brief hour of to-da} 
to the memory of one who, having played well his part, has 
passed from us. To me, as his successor, has fallen the duty 
and honor of outlining, for I may but briefly outline, the life 
history, the virtues, and public service of the late Hon. JOSHUA 
S. Salmon. 

Mr. SALMON was born near Mount Olive, in Morris County, 
N. J.. February 2, 1S46, the son of Gideon and Jane Van Fleet 
Salmon. The family had been settled in Morris County for 
more than a century, William Salmon having removed there 
from Southold, on Long Island, early in the eighteenth cen- 
tury and having become possessed of large tracts in the 
vicinity of Schooleys Mountain. 

The grandfather of William Salmon had sailed from England 
about 164.1 with his two brothers. He founded Southold. 
Long Island. One of his brothers settled at Elizabeth, X. J.. 
th' other in Massachusetts. 



12 Life and Character oj [oshna S. Salmon. 

The family was of Scotch origin, and an ancestor of the 
name is said to have been knighted by Robert Bruce for 
bravery on the field. During the progress of later war-- the 
family had removed to Suffolk County; England. 

Joshua Salmon received his formal education at the schools 
of Charlottesville, X. V., and Schooleys Mountain. X. J. He 
found on attaining manhood that his whole bent was toward 
the law, and articled himself as a clerk in the office of 
Charles K. Schofield. of Jersey City. Here he served his 
apprenticeship and. when opportunity and fortune served, he 
rounded his education by matriculating at the Albany Law 
School, whence he was graduated in 1873 with the degree of 
LL. B. In March of the same year he was admitted to prac- 
tice in New York as attorney and counselor, and in November 
as attorney in Xew Jersey. Later he became a counselor at 
the Xew Jersey bar, and in [894 an attorney and counselor of 
the Supreme Court of the United States. 

Immediately on his admission as an attorney at the New 
Jersey bar he began the serious practice of his profession in 
Boonton, Morris County, X. J., wdiere he lived and had his 
principal office to the time of his death. 

Mr. Salmon possessed all of the qualifications of a successful 
practitioner, and his success was only limited by the field in 
which fate placed him. He was a hard student, and com- 
manded a very complete knowledge of legal principles and 
precedent--. 

He was most conscientious in the preparation of a case, with 
a nice care for detail that made him a formidable adversary 
on the day of trial. He had naturally a logical and orderly 
mind, and his arguments, flowing in natural sequence, were 
clear, incisive, and convincing. His delivery was graceful, 
his voice resonant and pleasing. 



Address of Mr. Flanagan, of New Jersey. 13 

Mr. Salmon was counsel in many very important cases, and 
in the well-known case of Miller et al. v. Speer et al. obtained 
a construction by the court of errors and appeals of the statute 
of descents which secured for his clients a large estate. In 
this case, tried in 1883, the opinion, I believe, of most of the 
eminent jurisprudents of the bar of New Jersey and of the 
lower courts had been opposed to his contentions, and on the 
trials of the cause he had arrayed against him the best talent 
of New Jersey. 

In March, 1893, he was appointed by Governor Werts 
prosecutor of the pleas for Morris County. In that position 
he was verv successful in securing the conviction of those he 
prosecuted. Two famous murder trials were those of the State 
against Bergeman and the State against Wilson. The former 
case was carried to the United States Supreme Court, which 
sustained the verdict obtained by Mr. Salmon. The latter 
case was carried to the court of errors and appeals: the verdict 
was sustained and Wilson paid the death penalty. 

Mr. Salmon filled a very large place in the life of the city 
of Boontou. In every good work, in every enterprise that 
would add to the comfort, the welfare, or the advancement of 
his fellow-citizens he played an active part. He was a director 
of the Boontou Bank from the time of its organization in 1890, 
the most influential member of the board of trustees of the 
library, and it was so of all other public enterprise-. 

He was active in matters political from the time of his 
admission to the bar. In 1876 he was elected to the city 
council and held office for six years. In 1877 he was elected 
to the State legislature, where he served on a number of 
important committees and won recognition on the floor. From 
isso to 1S93 he was counsel to the board of cho-en freeholders 
of Morris County, and was counsel to the town of Boontou and 



14. Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

a number of townships of Morris County for most of the years 
from the time of his admission to the bar until death ton ml 
him at his desk. 

( )n the 6th of October, [898, Mr. Salmon received the 
Democratic nomination for Representative of the Fourth Con- 
gressional district of New Jersey, and at the polls in November 
was elected by a handsome majority. In 1900 he was reelected 
and served with you during the first session of this Congress; 
served until the 6th day of May, [902, when the hour struck. 
and he was called suddenly from his work and his honors. 

On October 13, 1890, Mr. Salmon married Deborah Vir- 
ginia Emmons. .Six children blessed their union. In March. 
[892, Mrs. Deborah Salmon departed this life, and in April, 
[893, Mr. Salmon wedded Mrs. Emma Mains Richards, who 
survives him. Mr. Salmon was a member of the Masonic 
Order (Arcana L,odge, No. 60, Free and Accepted Masons) 
and of the social organizations of his city and county. He was 
an active communicant of the Presbyterian Church and he- 
held an honorable position in the social and religious life of 
Boonton. 

Joshua Salmon won distinction in his profession, attained 
high honor in politics, and held an enviable social position, 
but it was his own character which will live most dearly in the 
memory of those who knew him. He possessed .1 gentle 
nature; he gave himself, his time, ami effort freely and gladly: 
he could not tire in Christian charity. May he sleep peace- 
fully, secure in the faith he held 



Address of Mr. Stewart, of New fersey. 15 



ADDRESS OF MR. STEWART, OF NEW JERSEY. 

Mr. Speaker: Although my heart is full of sweet memories 
of the late Joshua S. Salmon, it was not until about fifteen 
minutes ago that I expected to take part in these memorial 
exercises, and my attempt will be a very imperfect but cordial 
tribute to the memory of the deceased gentleman. 

I became acquainted with Congressman Salmon shortly after 
his appearance on the floor of this House. His reputation as a 
lawyer of ability and industry in his State I was familiar with. 
I saw him last alive on the evening of the last day of his short 
Congressional career. I had a pair with him. He was full of 
exultation, happy, cheerful, and hopeful, going home to try a 
case at the capital of his State, and expect ed to be back the fol- 
lowing Tuesday. On that Tuesday he suddenly died. He was 
beloved by all who knew him; stately in physique, gentle, and 
kindly of heart, always on the alert to do some good, self-deny- 
ing, absolutely just, and generous. 

He was a man who invited your confidence; one you could 
lean upon and ask for guidance in any doubtful crisis. He was 
a verv resourceful man, and a legislator of tact and wisdom. 
Although a party man, he was singularly without prejudice 
or bitterness, and rancor was not a part of his nature. He 
was of inestimable help in his party's counsels. In private 
life he was plain, honest, wholesome, and true. Modest, yet 
strong; retiring, yet insistent and persuading when his cause 
was just. 

We are now so frequently reminded in this Chamber of the 
inexorable call of death that it has become to many ot us a 



i6 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

familiar figure, and not so dark and forbidding as portrayed bv 
the poet: 

] »eep in a murky cave recess, 

Laved by oblivion's listless stream, and 

Fenced by shelving rocks and 

Intermingled boughs of yew and 

Cypress shade from all obtrusion 

Of the busy noontide beams, 

The monarch sits in unsubstantial majesty. 

Rather do we after middle life regard death as an unseen but 
friendly hand that leads us through the dee]) valley of the 
shadows of eternity to our everlasting abiding place. In my 
mind's eye I can now see the sweet face of Joshi \ Salmon in 
the sunny region of eternity. A strong, true character on 
earth, he must be in the enjoyment of the reward that awaits 
the just made perfect. Our ranks are thinning fast, and on 
this gloomy Sunday we are reminded of the sad words of our 
great American poet: 

All are scattered now anil fled. 
Some are married, some are dead; 
And when I ask, with throbs of pair.. 
"Ah! when shall we all meet again?" 
As in the days long since gone by, 
The ancient timepiece makes reply 
" Forever — never' 
Never — forever' " 

Let us all emulate the virtues of our departed friend and ever 
remember his daily life of simplicity and gracious deeds. 
Joshua S. Salmon is not dead. He still lives essentially in 
the lives of those who knew and loved him. His dignity of 
character, sweetness of temper. Christian fortitude, and health- 
ful and entertaining converse can not but be an abiding influence 
upon us for all time. 



Address oj Mr. Foster, oj Vermont. 17 



Address of Mr. Foster, of Vermont 

Mr. Speaker: First impressions are usually the must last- 
ing. We remember first occasions. The man who has 
rounded out a busy life and has reached the leisure of old 
age frequently recalls with vividness the facts and incidents 
of his early life when the picture of his later years and his 
greater achievement grow dim. So it is with the new mem- 
ber. The men with whom he first comes in contact make a 
lasting impression upon him. 

One of the first members whom I met and with whom I 
became acquainted upon entering this body on the 1st of 
December a year ago was the late member from New Jersey. 
I sat beside him in the Committee on Claims. I learned to 
respect him, to esteem him. His uniform courtesy, his 
readiness to give his assistance whenever occasion offered 
without waiting for it to be asked, his kindliness even 
when disagreeing with the other members of the committee 
endeared him to us all. 

While he was a devoted member of the party to which I 
do not belong, I found him eminently fair on all occasions, 
eminently fair in his views upon all cases that were before 
that committee. He was not only fair but industrious, earn- 
est, and faithful in the discharge of his duty, watchful of 
the interests of the Treasury of this great country of ours, 
and anxious to see that those who came before us had jus- 
tice done them. He was honest and painstaking in all his 
work with us. He showed the result of his careful training 
and long experience in his chosen profession. The facts 
H. Doc. 46S 2 



is Lift and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

and the law in all the varied cases which we were i 
upon to examine were carefully investigated by him. 

He exhibited a judicial fairness and earnest desire to get 
at the truth, wherever it might strike. He was quiet, unas- 
suming, and unostentatious; yet earnest, independent, and 
on-- of bis judgment. He had the true spirit of the 
student, of the patient seeker after truth. He was a 
listener, a logical reasoner, and a good debater. 

And what was true of him in that committee was equally 
true of him on the floor of this House. It is not necessarily 
the noisiest man who is the most useful member of this 
body. This proposition is true everywhere: 

The shallow murmur, but the deep arc dumb. 

It is probably true that to the great majority of the public 
they are the members of greatest service whose voices are- 
most frequently heard, whose names are oftenest -een in 
print — the men who by their position as chairmen of the 
various committees naturally have charge on the flo > of the 
House of the legislation that comes before us. But we who 
are familiar with the legislation that is enacted here we who 
know how the work of this great legislative body is accom- 
plished, fully appreciate the truth that the most useful 
member not infrequently is the man whose voice is seldom 
heard. He is the faithful builder, the man who exercises 
judgment in the forming and perfecting of measures in the 
committee; he is the man who by his investigation, by his 
research, his general intelligence and training, is able to 
shape the proposed legislation before it comes to the House 
for final action. 

It may be truthfully said of this late member from New 
Jersey that he was one of the useful members of this 
House, a man belonging to chat great host whose names are 



Address of Mr. Foster, of Vermont. tg 

not less honorable because less honored by us here and by 
the world at large. His career was cut short without giving 
him an opportunity to gain that prominence in the House 
which his ability, his integrity, and his lovable nature were 
sure to win for him. In his death his family lost a good 
husband and father, this great Republic of ours a repre- 
sentative American, his State a high-minded, patriotic citi- 
zen, his district a conscientious and devoted Representative, 
and his party a resolute and steadfast supporter. 



2o Liji and Character oj Joshua S. Salmon. 



Afdress of Mr. Graff, of Illinois. 

Mr. Speaker: I rise for the purpose of paying modest but 
sincere tribute to the memory of Joshua S. Salmon, of New 
Jersey. The circumstances of his death and the sudden demise 
of Mr. ( )tey, of Virginia, two days before — both having been 
colleagues upon the Committee on Claims, of which I was 
chairman — left a deep impression upon the minds and heart- <>] 
every member of that committee, and, indeed, caused a shock 
to all the members of the House. The twenty-fourth meeting 
of our committee was held on May 5, for the purpose of passing 
n mums of condolence with the family and friends of 
Major Otey upon his demise. Mr. Salmon was appointed 
by the House as one of the Congressional escort to accom- 
pany the other members of the House appointed to attend the 
funeral of his colleague, Major Otey, upon the committee. 
Again, two days afterwards, on May 7, 1902, in the first ses- 
sion of the Fifty-seventh Congress, the committee met again, 
and I have the record of the committee now before me. and 
I read as follow-: 

Mr. Graff called attention t<> the fact of the death of two members oi 
the Committee on Claims in as many days, and said that we all voiced 
the sentiment that Mr. Salmon was an amiable, conscientious man, 
careful in his conclusions, liberal to those who differed with hiin.andat 
all times a valuable member .if the committee. He enjoyed the universal 
respect of all the members oi the House. 

Ml Miller, of Kansas, presented resolutions as fellow-, which were 
unanimously adopted: 

"The Committee on Claims have heard with profound regret of the 
death of Hon. JOSHUA S. Salmon, of New Jersey, who was a valuable 
:! member of this committee: Therefore, be it 

■A', the Committee on Claims, of the House of Representatives, 

That in the death of Hon. JOSHUA S. SALMON, Representative from the 
.State of New J< rsej , the Committee en Claims have met with a great loss 



Address of Mr. Graffs of Illinois. 21 

in being called upon to part with the services of Mr. Salmon. As a 
member of the committee he was at all times faithful and earnest in the 
investigation of all matters presented, and we sincerely testify to his 
marked ability, his kind and genial manner. As members of the com- 
mittee individually we all feel that we have lust in him a friend, and one 
who at all times was mindful of the wishes of others, and in this way he 
commanded the respect and confidence of all his associates. 

" Be it also resolved, That as a further mark of respect the committee 
do now adjourn, and that these resolutions be spread upon the records of 
this committee and a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of the 
di ceased." 

While- it is trite. Mr. Speaker, that Mr. Salmon was not 
withe nit honor received at the hands of the people among 
whom he lived and among whom he died, yet it remains that 
we are not here this afternoon to speak of a man whose fame 
resounded through the world. And for that reason, for the 
particular reason that Mr. Salmon was a fair type of the 
general level of American life, American character, American 
religious, moral, social, and political conditions, we are appro- 
priately devoting this hour to his memory. 

There was something else besides humor in the quaint remark 
of Abraham Lincoln, that "God loves the plain people best 
because He made the most of them." He was proud to con- 
stantly enroll himself as one of them. Joshua S. Salmon 
did not rise so high above the general level of the community 
in which he lived that he was not a part of them. He was a 
true example of American life, an index of the general level; 
and this Government is not created for the purpose of giving a 
few opportunities to those who have been especially endowed 
by God with gifts for obtaining great victories in commerce, 
in science, in art, and in politics, but the great purpose 
of the Republic is the uplifting of the general mass of its 
citizenship. 

The experiences through which Joshua S. Salmon passed 
were the experiences of the millions of the people of this 



22 Life ami Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

country to-day. A farm boy, not having passed through the 
bitterest of poverty, yet labor and trial and deprivation were 
no: strangers to his career. He had been born in the same 
county where hi^ life had been developed and where his disap- 
pointments had been borne and where his victories had been 
won and where finally the community in which he had lived 
and of which he was a part met to perform the last sad rites 
of hi- burial. 

I rejoice. Mr. Speaker, that there are many men in the 
United States of the same moral temperament and type, "• 
the same intellectual level, who have accomplished the same 
achievements, who have lived to realize the same aspirations 
as had Joshua S. Salmon. He loved nature. He said one 
da) in the committee room that he and his wife had been 
accustomed all through their lives to make long journeys in 
hi- own county anil the surrounding counties. He loved the 
hills and the valleys of New Jersey. He was one of those 
men who loved nature; who can see the existence and prom- 
ise of God in the opening of the flower; who can see that 
then is a divine purpose and plan running through human 
experience in the logical creation of the plant life of the world. 
No man who love- the flowers, who loves the tree-, who loves 
the earth and sk\ . can help but line the greatest product of 
God Almighty — his own children. 

I understand that Joshua S. Salmon with the eyes of faith 
saw another world, but we may differ about the immortality of 
the -Mid. The only two evidences that we maj have of it here 
are the evidences which faith finds in revealed religion, or. 
without the aid of the Divine Honk, we may be able to 
gropingly and blindly reason it out by analogy; because, foi 
sooth, it i- the longing of every soul, and because the Father 
lias provided water to slake the thirst, and food to satisfy the 



Address of Mr. Graff, of Illinois. 23 

appetite, ami perfume and beauty and music and all of the 
things of nature to satisfy the longings of every physical sense, 
that therefore an after life and immortality must indeed lie a 

fact. 

However we may differ about the immortality of the soul, we 
may lie certain of another immortality, and that is the immor- 
tality of the influence of a life which has been lived. That 
influence, while it may grow imperceptible in a few years, is 
still moving on. The great lesson of this hour is that the 
influence of his clean and pure life is immortal, and goes on in 
the current of life a force as indestructible as the everlasting 
hills. 

Joshua S. Salmon, living on the same level with his neigh- 
bors around about him, interchanged with them the mutual 
influences of the lives of each other, and, Mr. Speaker, •while I 
had but two characteristic opportunities of viewing his life and 
of forming conclusions thereon, they were very useful. First, 
I had an opportunity to see what manner of man he was from 
hi-, demeanor in the performance of his duty in the some 
twenty-three or twenty-four meetings of the committee had 
during the fust session of the Fifty-seventh Congress. Second, 
I had an opportunity to breathe in the spirit which prevailed at 
that little town of Boonton when the members of the House- 
went there to pay their last respects to the departed. 

All business had ceased; every man had given up his occupa- 
tion; the town was silent, but throbbing with the respect the 
entire community felt for this modest, silent, Christian, patri- 
otic man who so loved his home; and while no doubt he took 
pride in the various honors conferred upon him, the position of 
prosecutor of the common pleas court in Morris County, the 
position of a member of the assembly of the State of New Jersey, 
and finally the crowning position of honor as a member of this 



24 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

House, yet I believe that after all the greatest interest in his 
life was the interest he took in the affairs of the community in 
which he lived. He moved in tint one direction. He did not 
seek opportunity to get into the Record that he might see his 
name frequently appear. He made no play for public favor, he 
scrambled not for public notice, but moved always in the same 
direction, and that was in the. direction of what he conceived to 
be his duty. 

So, then, from that standpoint and analysis of the life of 
Joshua S. Salmon, I say that we are justified in spending this 
brief hour in tribute to the memory of a man who stood a- a 
fair type of the general level of American citizenship. He was 
a silent man. The silent forces of nature are the most powerful. 
Sound is not force. One of the greatest forces of nature is 
that silent one which diaws the waters from the oceans, the 
rivers, the ponds, and the creeks of the world, and takes them 
to the heights from which the generous clouds distribute them 
to the waste places of the earth; and so this silent man could 
not do otherwise than by'his life exert a powerful and uplifting 
influence for good in the community where he lived and 
patiently worked and died. 

This man, who lived the satisfying life of content, is an 
example of the golden mean which is commended by Horace 
in tile following lines: 

He that holds fast the golden mean, 
And lives contentedly between. 

The little ami the great, 
Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, 
Xcir plagues that haunt the rich man's door, 

Embittering all his state. 

The tallest pines feel most the power 
Of wintry blasts; the loftiest towel 

Conies heaviest to the ground; 
The bulls that spare the mountain's Mile 
His cloud-capt eminence divide, 

And spread the ruin round. 



Address oj Mr. Graff , of Illinois. 25 

But the pagan poet, Horace, does not fulfill my purpose of 
illustration or give full expression to this man's life; and his 
translator, the Christian poet, Cowper, carries the thought to 
higher heights, which the life of Mr. Salmon typified. 

And is this all ? Can Reason do no ni' ire 

Than bid me shun the deep and dread the shore? 

Sweet moralist! afloat on life's rough sea, 

The Christian has an art unknown to thee; 

He holds no parley with unmanly fear-.; 

Where dutv bids he confidently steers. 

Faces a thousand dangers at her call, 

And. trusting in his (aid, surmounts then all. 

And. as I believe, this man. not the slave of ambition, con 
tented in his career, fearlessly ollowed the commands of duty 
and his God. 



Life and Character of foshua S. Salmon. 



Address of Mr. Willi., Mi sissippi. 

Mr. Speaker: What arc all our little ambitions, our brief 

antics on the stage of life? It is no wonder that genius even, 

brought face to face with the vacant, cold cla\ tenement of a 

I- parted friend, realizing its own insignificance, exclaimed: 

Oh! why should the spirit of mortal 
Like .1 fleet-flitting meteor, .1 fast-flying cloud, 
A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, 
He passes from life to his rest in the grave. 

Mr. Speaker, few members of the; Fifty-seventh Congress 
are apt to forget its horrible roll of death. Still fewer will 
forget the impressive coincidences in the deaths and funeral 
obsequies of Cummings, of New York: < Hey. of Virginia, and 
Salmon, of New Jersey — how the one died, how the second 
was appointed to accompany his remains home, and how he- 
died before the funeral cortege was under way. and how the 
third was appointed as one of the committee to represent this 
House in paying its last sad debt of memorial observance at 
the grave of the second, and how- the icy hand of that grim 
master of us all — Death— was laid on his shoulder, summoning 
him hence before that duty could be performed. On May 2 
Vinos Cummings, on May 4 Peter J. Otey, on May 5 J. S. 
Salmi >\ passed awaj . 

We have had much to remind us of those lines which Oliver 
Cromwell said "'always chilled his bones:" 

The glories of our blood and state 

Are shadows, not substantial things; 
There is no armoi against fate, 
1 leath l.i\ s his ic) hands 1 m kings; 
Scepter and ci owi 
Must tumble di m 
v 1 1 . 1 in the dust be equal made 
With the poor crooked scythe and 



Address of Mr. Williams, of Mississippi. 27 

My service with Mr. Salmon taught me that he was self- 
made without the self-made man's pride; successful without 
haughtiness; self-reliant, but tolerant; knowing much, but 
willing and seeking to learn more. These are rare traits 
among men. 

He was genial and kindly — in a word, followed Solomon's 
advice and "showed himself friendly " — as a consequence, 
"having friends." Hence, in a Republican enmity he could 
and did achieve Democratic victories. He was lovable person- 
ally, and in aiding him to compass his ends men forgot their 
politics and his. 

Perhaps he knew more people by name and face than an- 
other man in New Jersey. Certainly more people in Morris 
Countv, and probably a greater number in New Jersey called 
him by his given name than paid that tribute of personal 
affection to any Other son of the Commonwealth. 

He never forgot that the brightest intellect is. after all. 
but a poor halting substitute for work. He was therefore 
"diligent in business," and as a member of this House faith- 
ful in attendance and industrious — in his office in the discharge 
of committee duties and duties on the door. When an old 
man dies, one "whose race is run," we easily reconcile our- 
selves lo death. 

If it be one who lias "fought a good Bght and kept the 
faith," we can even rejoice with him as he leaves the field 
of battle, which has been a field of victory achieved and 
luty finished. 

When a child dies we console ourselves with the reflec- 
tion that pain, sorrow, suffering, labor have been spared it. 
Perhaps the saddest death is that of him in middle life, fall- 
ing shattered like a statue whose outlines have nearly all 



js [jfe and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

appeared, but is still unfinished. Then it is that one can 
not help thinking or saying; 

So many worlds, so much to '1", 
So little done, such things to be, 
How know I what had need of thee, 

For thou wert strong as thou wert true. 

Truly, Joshua S. Salmon was strong and he was true. 

In the prime of life, on the high tide of noble endeavor, 
at the beginning only of his usefulness in this body, death 
worked, in his taking off. disappointment to our well-founded 
expectations and shock to our loving hopes. 

Nature hath not thought nor pity for man. She is the 
Relentless Fate of the Creeks. Hut there is an Intelligence 
above nature, and in a kinder sense, and a more truly 
catholic spirit than the Dominican pronounced the sentence. 
"God will know His own." 

"His peace passcth all understanding." 



Address or' Mr. Warner, of Illinois. 



Address of Mr. Warner, of Illinois. 

Mr. Speaker: The members of this House, Representatives 
and Delegates, come from all parts of the United States, from 
Hawaii to Maine, from Porto Rico to Oregon. 

They are the chosen champions of their parties — Republican, 
Democratic, and Populistic — and of the local interests of the 
districts they represent. 

Each is ambitious and anxious to gain and retain the appro- 
bation of the people he represents, and each works hard, ably, 
and loyally for the benefit of his district and for his own 
political advancement. 

Under such circumstances it would be but natural to pre- 
sume there would lie little kind feeling or genuine friendship 
among them, but such a presumption would be erroneous and 
do injustice to the members of this honorable body. 

I doubt whether among an equal number of men, thrown 
together anywhere in the wide world, there can be found as 
kindly feeling, as sweet sympathy, and as genuine friend- 
ship) as exists, regardless of political affiliations, among the 
members of the House of Representatives of the United 
States. 

Thev may — and do — in the House, in caucus, and in com- 
mittee, fight fiercely for party advantage and party success, 
but when the vote is taken and the question is settled they 
arc gentlemen and friends in the purest sense of the word. 

During my service in this House I have never known ot any 
instance where any member has manifested an unwillingness 
to personally favor or befriend a brother member, regardless of 
his politics, and no member has met with death or misfortune 



30 Life and Character of Joshua S Salmon. 

without causing the sorrow or receiving the sympathj ■ 
his brother members. 

I regret, and share in the sorrow of his family and frii fids 
the death of any member, but in the death of Joshua S. 
Salmon I further feel I sustain a persona] loss — the loss of 
an able adviser, a genial, kindly companion, and a valued 
friend. 

I first met him when he came here as a member of the Fifty 
sixth Congress, and I began to know him and appreciate him 
when we were associated as members of its Committee on the 

Revision of the Laws. 

That committee, while he was one of its members, had 
referred to it. carefully considered, reported to the House, and 
had passed a bill covering 630 printed pages, making further 
provisions for a civil government of Alaska, known as the 
"Civil Code of the District of Alaska. 

'I'll-- committee was engaged a number of days in considering 
the bill section by section, line by line, and almost won 
word, and, necessarily, its members were closely associated in 
their work and became well acquainted with each other. 

Mr. Salmon was a quiet, unassuming gentleman, but it 
required only a short time of service with him on that com- 
mittee for all his associates to appreciate his ability as a lawyer, 
his statesmanship, his patriotism, his honesty, his solid worth 
as a member and a man, and he grew on us from the first day 
of our acquaintance until his death. We soon came to know 
that when he proposed to make a suggestion it would be sound 
and advisable, and I do not remember one made by him that 
was not adopted. 

He was not only a good lawyer but an able legislator. He 
was careful, conservative, and fearless, and, in my judgment, 
was guided solely by his sense of right and justice. 



Address of Mr. Warner, of Illinois. 31 

In addition to my association with him in committee and 
on this floor we lived during his service here at the same 
hotel and we spent many quiet, pleasant evenings together 
in social intercourse, and such intercourse only increased my 
respect for and my admiration of him, and I can not com- 
mand language to adequately do justice to his character. 

He was as gentle as a child and as firm as granite. He 
was refined, tender, and sympathetic, and seemed to wish all 
mankind well. I never heard him use a word that could not 
with propriety lie used in any company. 

lie was of Scotch descent, his ancestors having come to 
this country about the year 1(140, and it was easy to detect 
in him many traits of his sturdy Scotch ancestry. 

He was a self-made man. All that he was, the position 
lie achieved, was due to his own exertions and honest worth. 
He acquired a good education, studied law, and was admitted 
to the bar of his own State of New Jersey and of the United 
States of America. He practiced his profession to the credit 
of himself and the benefit of his clients and won the confi- 
dence, respect, and love of all who knew him. He served 
his people in the legislature of his State and in this House 
of Representatives, and always to their entire satisfaction, and 
while serving them here he laid down his burdens and went 
to receive the reward that always awaits such an honorably 
and well spent life. 

While I knew him only a few years, 1 shall remembei him 
and think of him and feel his influence as long as I live, and 
I humbly submit this brief tribute to his memory and worth. 



Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 



ADDRESS OF MR. RANSDELL, OF I 

Mr. Speaker: While I was in New York City attending the 
funeral of Hon. Amos Cummings an evening paper announced 
the sudden and untimely death of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, of 
New Jersey. A strange coincidence attended the demise of 
these two men and that of Hon. Peter (Hey. of Virginia. 
After the death of Cummings, on May 2. 1902, Otey was 
wired, asking him to acta-, one of the Congressional escort, 
and an answer came on the 4th saying he was dead. Then 
SALMON was notified l>y wire to act as escort for Otey's 
remains, and on the 6th word came that he, too. had joined the 
silent majority and passed into the shade of the great valley of 
the -rave. All three were stanch Democrats; all from the 
original 13 States which gave being to our immortal Union; all 
of great prominence in State and national councils; all men of 
strong individuality and great popularity, and their deaths in 
such quick succession — Cummings on the 2d. Otey on the 4th. 
and Salmon on the 6th — cast a deep gloom among their 
colleagues of the House and Senate and in all the public life 
of the Capitol. 

I do not think such an occurrence ever happened before in 
the history of our country. Otey, pallbearer of Cummings, 
dies before the latter is buried, and Salmon, pallbearer to 
Otey, join-, his colleague in the great congress of the other 
world ere his remains are laid in their last earthly home. All 
belonged to the minority which could so ill-afford to lose any 
of its members, and especially Such shining lights. I felt 
consoled as a party man. with the thought that the "Lord 
loveth whom he chasteiieth," and the Democratic party was 



Address or' Mr. Ransdell, of Louisiana. 33 

then receiving such severe punishment it must surely be in 
favor above. 

What shall T say about the life and character of Mr. 
Salmon? To those who knew him better I must leave the task 
of writing his biography and shall give only a lew impressions 
formed during the two years of our pleasant friendship. We 
were thrown together frequently at our hotel, and our wives 
were excellent friends, hence I had a good opportunity to 
know him. His last day in the House, the Saturday preceding 
his death on the following Tuesday, we were together all day, 
lunched together, and walked up from the Capitol to our 
hotel. 

T remember well how much he talked about his wife, whom 
he loved devotedly. She was unwell at the time, and he was 
verv solicitous about her. My wife had been similarly affected 
and on describing how successful her doctor had been he- 
insisted upon my writing him at once about Mrs. Salmon. I 
did so while he was sitting by me, as he was a man of action 
and did not believe in delay. Little did I dream then that the 
strong, hearty man, so full of vigor, bright thoughts, and love 
for wife and children, would in a few short hours be called to 
another world. I do not think he hail any premonition of his 
fate, and yet a -mall occurrence would indicate it. He was to 
go to Boouton that evening for a stay of several days, Mrs. 
Salmon being then at home, and though he had never before 
called to say farewell when leaving Washington, on that 
sion he stopped at my room to tell Mrs. Ransdell andmyself 
good-by. We thought nothing of it at the time, but coupled 
with the great shock of his death two clays later, the act 
seemed providential. 

1 fee! it a privilege to have been with him that last daj 111 
our country's Capitol, and recalling now his conversation, I 
H. Doc. 468 3 



34 Life and Character oj fosh.ua S. Salmon. 

take pleasure in recording that his sentiments expressed tint 
day were those of a Christian gentleman, a scholarly lawyer, a 
wise, conservative legislator, and. best of all, a fond father and 
loving husband. We had many such talks ami all of them left 
on my mind a pleasant, healthful impression. And yet I do 
nnt mean to say he was a brilliant talker. In fact, he was al 
times prosy and prolix. In describing events in his life or tell- 
ing anecdotes, of which he was very fond, he sometimes went 
into minute details, leaving nothing to the imagination, and 
bringing in main side issues which had only a vague connection 
with his subject. More than once have I heard Mrs. Salmon 
sa\ : " Hurry up. Josh. Bring that story to a close.' But 
when it did close there was something clean, wholesome, and 
witty in it which invariably brought a hearty laugh from his 
hearers. Like all good raconteurs, he enjoyed his own stories, 
and his laugh was as infectious as that of Private John Allen. 
In discussing legal questions Mr. Salmon was unusually clear 
and concise. No side issues were brought in them. Fresh anil 
resonant as the tones of a bell came the ideas from bright mind 
and fluent tongue. His opinion on legal subjects was held in 
the highest esteem by his colleagues. I heard the chairman of 
his committee say of him that when the}' were reading aloud 
the dry provisions of the Alaskan code, every now and then 
Mr. Salmon would say, "Hold on, Mr. Chairman, let us -read 
that over again," and the committee always cheerfully retraced 
their steps, for they knew he had a good suggestion to offer. 
Mr. Salmon, while not in any sense a purist or a Puritan, 
was one of the most honest and exemplary men I have ever 
known. His happiness consisted in doing his whole duty to 
his constituents and his country; in cheering and brightening 
by his own sunny nature the lives of all with whom he came 
in contact, from the humblest servitor in the Capitol to the 



Address of Mr. Ransdell, of Louisiana. 35 

proiuk-st official; in delightful conversation and exchange of 
views with congenial friends, and in the sweet intercourse oi an 
ideal home circle of six loving, happy children, and the best of 
earthly blessings — a good wife. My heart bled and still bleeds 
for that home, but I believe the Heavenly Father, who doeth 
all things best, has wife and children in His keeping, and I also 
believe that the father and husband, though hidden to mortal 
eyes, still watches over his loved ones and aids them in their 
earthly journey. 

Good-by, my friend! While here I loved thee well and 
hope to meet thee some day in the valley beyond the river, 
where we can rest under the shade of pleasant trees and live 
again our happy days. Thy memory and the influence of tin- 
pure, sweet life shall never pass from me, but I shall garner 
them in my holy of holies among the most precious treasures of 
my life. 

The monarch may forget the crown 

That on his head so late hath been; 
Tlie bridegroom may forget the bride 

Was made his own but yester e'en; 
The mother may forget the babe 

That smiles so sweetly on her knee; 
But forget thee will I ne'er Glencairn, 

And all that thou hast done for me. 



Life a?id Charade} of Joshua S. Salmon. 



ADDRESS OF MR. NEVIN, OF OHIO. 

Mr. Speaker: I arise to-day to lay a single flower upon 
the grave of my deceased friend. Joshua S. Salmon. It had 
never been my fortune to meet Mr. Salmon until after the 
opening of the Fifty-seventh Congress. We had 1>een placed 
by Speaker Henderson upon the same committee, the Commit- 
tee "ii Claims, and there I first met him and first learned to 
appreciate and to love him. 

The Committee on Claims occupies in some respects a unique 
and peculiar position, in that the members of that committee, 
upon all matter that come before it, are judges and jurors. 
Tin.', pass not only upon the facts, but upon the law-, and, to 
some extent, lacking the law, they sit as chancellors in equitj 
to determine what claims, in fairness and in good conscience, 
should be allowed by the Government. 

The chairman of that committee had assigned Mr. Salmon", 
Mr. Foster, of Vermont, and myself upon the same subcommit- 
tee, and thus we three became more intimately acquainted with 
each other than we did even with the other members of that 
committee. But not alone in subcommittee were matters pre- 
sented that tested the knowledge, the good judgment, and the 
fairness of Mr. Salmon. Each subcommittee reports to the 
whole committee, and each then expresses to the other his 
opinion of the matters brought before us, and I can say truth- 
fulh that whether in subcommittee or when we met a-- a 
whole. Mr. SALMON brought to the consideration of the mat- 
ter'- before us a thorough knowledge of the law. a complete 
comprehension of the fact--, and an earnest desire to know the 
right and then to do it. I soon learned to respect him as a 
lawyer, as one who was thoroughly versed in the principles of 
the law; hut beyond the mere letter of the law I found that 



Address of Mr. Xevhi, .'I Ohio. 37 

there was grounded in him the principle of equity and of right, 
and that where a claim came before our committee, and espe- 
ially where it was one resulting in a personal injury and he 
believed that the person injured had an equitable and just 
claim upon the Government, he unhesitatinglj so expressed 
himself. And yet he was sincerely honest and conscientious, 
and more than once, yea, many times, when matters came 
before our subcommittee or in our committee as a whole in 
which he believed the Government was not responsible and 
should not respond in damages to the claims that were pre- 
sented, he openly ami unhesitatingly said so, and no mere 
sympathy for the injured or feeling for the distressed ever 
induced him to recommend the payment of a dollar or a penny 
that he did not believe was right. 

The more I knew him ami the better I became acquainted 
with him the more I esteemed and regarded him, ami although 
lint a few short mouths had passed from the time I had madi 
his acquaintance until he ceased to he one of our number, yet 
such was the estimation in which I held him that I would have 
unhesitatingly left to his judgment, to his fairness, and to his 
determination any matter of the highest importance I might 
have had of my own. 

I do not know, Mr. Speaker, that I could say more than that 
though I occupied the rest of the day. It is strange that one 
so young as he, and in the full bloom, apparently, of health, for 
I had never heard an intimation from him that he was ailing in 
the slightest, should he taken from our midst. It is but a 
reminder of the old thought of the Persian poet, who 
many centuries ago, who, in speaking of life, said: 

"fis but a tent, where takes his one da) 's rest, 
A Sultan to the realm of Death addrest; 

The Sultan rises, and the dark l'Yrr.i-h 
Strike-, and prepares it for another guest. 



3 s Life and ( 'haracler of Joshua S. Salmon. 

Of Mr. Salmon's religious ideas or belief I know absolutely 
nothing, but I did know enough of Mr. Salmon to say that he 
had lived such a life, had been so true to his convictions of 
what he believed to he just and right, that to him in the future 
could only come the words, "Well done, thou good and faith- 
ful servant." 



Address of Mr. Ball, of Texas. 39 



Address of Mr. Ball, of Texas. 

Mr. Speaker: It is fitting that upon the death of a brother 
member of this House his colleagues should gather to pay 
tribute to his memory and review his life, character, and 
services. It is appropriate also that the House has recently 
adopted the custom of meeting upon the holy Sabbath day 
for these occasions. 

It is a sad fact, Mr. Speaker, that the grim reaper has 
invaded the ranks of the Fifty-seventh Congress with all too 
frequent tread and gathered into his embrace a larger percent- 
age of its membership, perhaps, than that of any previous 
Congress. Within the two years nearly twenty members have 
answered the summons from the Maker of us all. Only two 
Sundays ago we pronounced eulogies upon the life and char- 
acter of my colleagues from Texas, Mr. Sheppard and Mr. De 
Graffenreid, and that of Mr. Russell, late a member of this 
House from the New England State of Connecticut. Since 
then two other members of this House, Mr. Rumple, of Iowa, 
and Mr. Moody, of North Carolina, have gone to their last 
reward . 

Reference has already been made during these services to the 
fact that when the message from on high came for Joshua S. 
Salmon three members of the Fifty-seventh Congress then 
awaited sepulture at the same time — Mr. Cummings, of New 
York; Major Otey, of Virginia, and the friend whose earthly 
life we have met to-day to commemorate. 

These occasions would be wasted, Mr. Speaker, if we did not 
stop a moment, in addition to paying tribute to the memory 
of our brother members, and find a lesson to be learned by 



40 /.//( and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

the living — of the philosophy and the uncertainty of 
of the certainty that death must come to us all. 

It has been said by one of the speakers to-day that we arc- 
prepared for the death of the old; we can be in a measure 
red for the death of the very young, who are thereby 
spared the sorrows and vicissitudes of after life, but it is 
for us to reconcile ourselves to the death of those wh 
taken away in the flower of their usefulness. The life of such 
a one is sometimes pictured as a broken shaft; hut. Mr. 
Speaker, when we have but a few years at best, and when, as 
individuals, we are only mere atoms in the sphere of human 
activity, is it for us to say when the proper time ha- co 
die' Is it not a truth to be gleaned from all the addresses 
on this occasion that our brother left practically all that 
tal man can hope to leave to posterity and to his family — a 
life well rounded in its usefulness, beautiful in its simplicity 
and devotion to duty; a life that has left no stain upon his 
memory and that is a benediction and a consolation to his 
friends and his family? 

< lur dead friend was of Scotch ancestry, although for nearly 
three hundred years New England claimed the worthy slock of 
which he came as her own. It has been said by his successor, 
Mr. Flanagan, that one of the ancestors of our departed friend 
was knighted by Robert Bruce. Mr. Speaker, "We have no 
blue blood here, save the royal, ruddy drops which course 
from honest hearts to quicken healthy brains; " but we have 
a knighthood that is the birthright of every citizen of the 
United States, conferred upon everyone by the beneficence 
of the free Government under which we live, the knight- 
hood of equal rights and opportunities, and then we have 
a knighthood which each individual can confer upon himself; 
and Joshua S. Salmon conferred knighthood upon himself, 



Address oj Mr. Ball, of Texas. 41 

because he always carried with him, wherever he went, in all 
the walks of life, upon his breast "the white flower of a 
blameless life. 

Mr. Speaker, it was my privilege to know Mr. Salmon well, 
not only as a member of this House, but personally and 
socially. We were associated together upon the committee 
whose chairman [Mr. Warner] has paid him such high tribute 
and such well-deserved encomium this afternoon. We lived 
together at the same hotel. 1 also bear witness to the fact 
that he was not only a valuable, faithful, efficient member 
of this House, an untiring and patient worker upon commit- 
tees, but a man of high character and a Christian gentleman. 
Some one has said of another of New England's sons (1 do 
not quote with exactness, but express the sentiment) that 
"In his composition the coarser clay of which men are made 
was tempered by the finer sort from which woman is fash- 
ioned, and thereby he became a yet more manly man." This 
can be truly said of our dead friend, for without thought oi 
effeminacy, we can say he was a lovable man. 

It was my sad privilege, along with the chairman of the 
Committee on Claims [Mr. Graff] and the gentleman from 
Missouri [Mr. Lloyd], who have added their tributes to-day, 
and others of the Congressional committee, to attend his 
funeral in the city of Boonton, and like them I am prepared to 
say that seldom does it come to any man to have showered 
upon him in death the tributes of respect and esteem that were 
everywhere evident upon that occasion. As has been said, 
every business had stopped, every house was closed, and the 
entire population of the city, old and young, rich and poor, 
attended the funeral services. From out the windows of nearly 
every establishment we caught glimpses of his portrait encircled 
with mourning emblems, to testify to the universal respect and 



42 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

esteem in which he was held. His had been a bnsj life, made 
up of good deeds, kind words and actions in the performance 
<>t' his daily duty, and he had won the confidence and affection 
of all who knew him, regardless of political affiliations or 
conditions. 

i lnl\ the evening before his death he had attended a meeting 
of the tire wardens and of the Holmes Library Association, thus 
showing how closely he had kept in touch, despite the high 
honors which had come to him, with the local institutions of 
his home people. He was a member and a trustee of the First 
Presbyterian Church oi Boonton, a director in the national 
hank there, and in all the activities which went to make up the 
life of that little city he was the head and front and its most 
honored citizen. 

As proof of the fact to which my friend from Illinois [Mr. 
Graff] has so eloquently referred, that he was a man of the 
plain people, who kept in close touch with that citizenship 
which goes to make up the glory of this Republic. I hold in my 
hand a tribute that was paid him by those of lowly walk in 
life. The Slavonic Hand, of Boonton, in a letter addressed to 
his devoted wife, said: 

To our deep sorrow we have learned of your almost unparalleled loss of 
one who was a friend to us, strangers in this great land; one who was a 
friend to us poor working p ! always had a friendly word for us. 

uch was he to his beloved family' Believe us that we feel the loss 
with you. and as Christians think that this earthly trial is only a dream 
to which an awakening must follow, to meet again and never to part. 
We. as foster children of this country, knowing that the esteemed de- 
was our fatherh friend, would like to have the honor to be allowed 
to render our services at his funeral if the arrangements would permit the 

That was a tribute which speaks louder than any eulogy we 
can utter here to-day. 

< (titers mote familiar than I with his early career have spoken 



Address or' Mr. Ball, of Texas. 43 

of the many positions of trust and honor filled by Mr. Salmon 
before his election to Congress. My acquaintance with him 
began only after that date. I do know that while here he 
came up to the full measure of a faithful public servant, and 
that when he was cut down, when only 56 years of age, in the 
full tide of his usefulness, we all felt that we had suffered an 
almost irreparable loss. The summons to him, "Come up 
higher." came so unexpectedly that it was hard for us to 
realize our loss. It came to him suddenly, for he had awak- 
ened at 7 o'clock in the morning, expressing his intention to 
go nut and attend to some business, and in one-half hour 
thereafter he was no more. Death had come suddenly, but 
it did not meet him unprepared, for all his life had been a 
preparation, so living here as to deserve a higher and better 
life. A score of years is as nothing in the sum of eternity. 
The great question is. when called to die. "Are you ready" to 
meet that Creator "from out whose hand the centuries fall 
like grains of sand?" 

Our brother was ready: as others have borne witness, he was 
a devoted Christian. We heard his pastor, who knew him 
best in life, and who can speak better than I of his Christian 
experience and conduct, deliver an eloquent address over the 
bier of our departed friend in the church of which he was an 
honored member in life. I take these lines from his sermon 
upon that occasion: 

In every line of activity which made for goodness and for help he was 
strongly and sincerely interested and engaged. And all because he 
believed that lift- was an opportunity given him by God which he must 
not fail to improve to the utmost. And this leads me to the lower depths 
nf his nature. Believing that life was an opportunity, he knew that to 
make it effective there must be a belief in God, and early in his career he 
took opportunity ti> confess publicly and plainly by uniting with this 
church his faith in and dependence upon God. His faith in God anil in 
Jesus Christ a- Cud manifest in human form was the basis of his life of 



44 Life and Character oj Joshua S. Salmon. 

purpose, of his life of g lness, of his constant sense of his responsibility 

l. Hi- was a Christian man first of all, and tl the secret of 

his successful life. 

In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I can only add my profound 
conviction that our brother is now safely anchored "beyond 
the dark sea" awaiting the coming of his loved ones. Wife 
and children can find abiding consolation and hope in the 
assurance that it can be said of him that while here "he loved 
his fellow-man " and served his Master, and that the blessing 
and promise which fell from the lips of Him whom he served, 
" Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God," is the 
everlasting reward that comes to men like Joshua S. Salmon. 



Address of Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri. 45 



Address of Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri. 

Mr. Speaker: A swift messenger bore the summons to quit 
this earthly existence to Joshua S. Salmon. The quick 
response separated him from every human tie and left the bit- 
terest cup of grief for the family so suddenly bereft. As the 

sad news was carried to his friends there came this expression 
to the sorrowful message: "It can not be." His strong phy- 
sique and apparent healthfulness was an earnest to everyone 
of many years of life and vigor. How strange the work of 
death! It respects no age nor condition. Those in the flower 
of youth, the power of manhood, or the decline of age yield 
alike to its determined sway. The unexpected call of Mr. 
SALMON to the Beyond in the midst of his usefulness and in 
the prime of his manhood is another forceful example of the 
uncertainty of life and the illustration of the fact that no one 
knows the time when the spark of existence may go out. 

Mr. SALMON was a man of tranquil temper, considerate and 
thoughtful about everything with which he was connected. 
He was free from ostentation. He was plain, frank, and 
genial. It was my good fortune to be associated with him 
in committee work in this house. In this labor he showed 
himself to be painstaking and faithful to duty. The members 
of the committee will remember his superior advice, his 
analytical judgment, and practical suggestions. He was 
rather slow to assert himself — his perception was not so quick 
as some — but his comprehension of the subject exhibited his 
potential ability. He was observant of little things. After 
all, the sum of useful endeavor is measured by the aggrega- 
tion of little things. By this standard he would measure Far 
above the mediocre. He would stand amongst those whose 



46 Life and Characta of Joshua S. Salmon. 

lives are crowned with success and who have benefited the 
world by their contact with it. 

The scene in Boonton, X. J., the home of Mr. Sal. mux, 
when the funeral escort appointed b\ Congress wended its way 
from the station to the comfortable and unpretentious resi- 
dence where his body lay will not soon be forgotten. It was 
observed that the activities of business had ceased. Many 
stores were draped in mourning, the streets were lined with 
the sorrowing throng, who were concerned to pay the last 
tribute of respect to their honored townsman and personal 
friend. I remember as we waited near the doorway an old 
man with tears on his face and the marks of toil upon his 
person said to his associate standing by, "John, we have lost 
our best friend." In another group waiting near the church 
for the family to pa^s in I heard this expression. "Josh was 
the poor man's friend. He never forgot us." 

When the congregation was seated in the church where the 
religious service was held I observed a uniformed body had 
prominent place. To my surprise it was the volunteer fire 
company of which he had been an active member; there not to 
contend against the flames and overcome them, but to lay the 
flower upon the bier and water it with the tears of their sorrow 
that their brother could no more respond to the alarm of fire 
and relieve the distress incident thereto. When the pastor 
made reference to the deceased, and spoke of his honor, integ- 
rity, and upright life, and commended his Christian character, 
it was plainly observant that Mr. Salmon held a warm place 
in the affections of those who knew him best, and was respected 
by all. He had touched humanity at many points. The 
banker and the day laborer, the professional man and the mer- 
chant were alike the recipients of hi^ favor and the beneficiaries 
of his life. 



Address of Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri. 47 

Mr. Salmon's chief virtue was in his moral influence and 
Christian manhood. His life each day was an exhibition of 
the truthfulness of his profession. No one doubted him. He 
was a forceful exemplar of right living. His words and acts 
brought no reflection on Christianity. Think as we may about 
religion, discard the Bible if it is thought best and class it with 
profane history, belittle the work of the church and discourage 
individual devotion to the tenets of Christianity, but when the 
coffin shall hold the body, the funeral dirge shall be sunn, and 
mother earth receive back its own, the greatest consolation that 
can come to the survivors is the hope of the resurrection and 
eternal union of loved ones where separations never take place 
and tears are never known. 

A faithful wife and loving children survive Mr. Salmon 
What a beautiful monument he has left them. A structure of 
his own hand. The heritage of a pure and upright life. The 
marble shaft erected over the grave by family and friends may 

crumble to earth and be forgotten, but the influence of his g i 

deeds will continue like the waves of the mighty ocean, rolling 
on until they break upon the farther shore. His influence will 
tend to strengthen and encourage long after the body has 
turned to dust and the marks of recognition shall be effaced. 

Our friend has gone, and his untimely taking reminds me of 

these words: 

Death lakes us unawares 

And stays our hurrying feet. 
The great design unfinished lies. 
Our lives are incomplete. 



48 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon . 

Address of Mr. Sulzer, of New, York. 

Mr. Speaker: Joshua S. Salmon, a member of this House, 
died most unexpectedly on the 6th of last May, in the prime 
of life, in the noon time of his usefulness, in the zenith of his 
labors, in the fruition of his fame, in the midst of his busy 
career, loved and respected and honored by all who knew him. 

In his sad ami sudden death our country lost one of its 
noblest and foremost citizens; the House of Representatives 
one of its ablest and most efficient members; the Common- 
wealth of New Jersey, his native State, one of her purest 
and most patriotic sons; the sorrowing and grief-stricken and 
inconsolable family a tender and a loving husband and a kind 
and an affectionate father; and humanity all the world over a 
true, a sincere, and a sympathetic brother, who loved his 
fellow-man, lived to do good in every walk of life, and in all 
seasons struggled to make mankind 1 letter and grander and 
happier. 

It was my good fortune to know well this kindly, genial, 
considerate, sunshiny, generous man. He was my friend for 
years, and I shall miss him more and more as the years 
ami go. In the affections of those who truly knew him his 
loss is irreparable, and has left a void that never can he filled 

It is fitting tliat we who knew him best should on this 
Sal bath day pay tribute to the memory of this true and brave 
and gentle man. who saw the right, and with a heart for an} 
fate always dared to do his duty. He is with us no more, but 
in the recollection of his many gracious acts and kindlj deeds 
and admirable traits of character, that will always live and be 
1 1 i : — greatest monument, he has left to us all an example of true 



Address of Mr. Sulzer, of New York. 49 

manhood that we should ever endeavor to follow and always 

strive to emulate. 

Lives of great men all remind us 

YVe can make our lives sublime. 
And, departing, leave behind us 
Footprints on the sands of time. 

It has been said, Mr. Speaker, that no man is perfect. This 
is true, but in many respects Mr, Salmon was, in my opinion, 
an ideal man. He never indulged in censure. He was no 
fault-finder. 

I never heard him complain. If he could not commend 
he did not condemn. Where he could not praise he held his 
peace. He knew the art of silence. He was considerate of 
others, ever gracious, and always courteous. He could not be 
mean or small or uncharitable; it was not in his nature. His 
mind was broad and liberal and cosmopolitan. He loved 
nature, the beautiful, his home, his family, his friends, and 
his country. He had a great heart, noble impulses, and a 
sympathetic nature. 

He had a lovable disposition and an attractive manner. He 
measured up to the sublime heights of a man, and typified in 
his personality the true American. Like Lincoln, he saw good 
in all things, and had malice toward none, charity for all. 
He was a commoner — a man of the people — a true Democrat 
in the best and broadest significance of the word. 

He hated cant, despised hypocrisy, laid firm hold on the 
everlasting truth, and did not believe that might made right. 
He stood for equal rights to all. special privileges to none. 
He was honest in thought, honest in word, honest in deed. 
He had the rectitude of the rocks, the faith of the surging 
stream rushing oceanward, the hope of the summer's sun 
welcoming the harvest time. He died full of honors in the 
service of his country — a faithful public servant, mourned 1>\ 
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50 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

all who knew him, and by thousands who only knew him 
by his works in the vineyard of human endeavor. 

None knew him but t" love him, 
Nor named him but to praise. 

And yet he was a modest man. dreading praise, not blame, 
and asking no reward but the self-consciousness of having done 
bis duty in every avenue of industry to the best of bis ability — 
a simple, sincere, sagacious man. 

Mr. Speaker, on the 2d day of February, [846, Joshi v S. 
.Salmon was born, near Mount Olive. Morris County, in the 
grand old State of Xew Jersey. He grew to be one of her 
favorite sons. He was a studious boy and received a thorough 
education. He attended the seminaries at Schoolevs Moun- 
tain, X. J., and at Charlottesville, X. V. 

Subsequently he graduated from the Albany Law School 
with high honors, and in 1873 was duly admitted to practice 
in all the courts of the State of Xew York. But he loved his 
native State and longed to be back to the scenes of his child- 
hood, so in [875 he returned t<> the count}' of his birth and 
settled at Boonton. 

In 1S77 he was elected to the legislature and served with 
much distinction. He was prosecutor of the pleas for Morris 
County from April, 1893, to April, 189S. and was elected a 
member of the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses. He 
was a well-equipped lawyer, a zealous legislator, a great 
worker, a man of affairs, and an indefatigable plodder in the 
march of human progress. 

The best efforts of his life in Congress were spent with 
the tedious work in the committees of which he was a pains- 
taking and efficient member — the all-important committee 
work in the committee room — the work that is so seldom 
seen, so little known to the public, and in most cases wholly 



Address of Mr. Sulzer, of New York. 5] 

unappreciated by the people, but which is, after all, the hack- 
hone ami the real and the lasting work that lays the foundation 
for good laws and permanent legislation. Here our colleague 
seemed to he in his element and was unexcelled; here our 
friend did his chosen work day in and day out, faithfully 
and in his careful, conscientious, and methodical way. 

Mr. vSpeaker, our friend is with us no more. He has crossed 
the river of life. He has gone to his long home — that undis- 
covered country. He fought the good fight; he kept the 
faith, and his work for the people will shine brighter and 
brighter as the years pass on and by until it becomes his last- 
ing monument — more enduring than marble and bras-,. 

We mourn our loss; we sympathize with his beloved family, 
and console them and ourselves with the knowledge that our 
colleague will ever live in the grateful hearts of those he left 
behind; and to do this is not to die. He will live in the undy- 
ing memory of his great works, his good deeds, his kindly 
words, his open-handed generosity, his loving kindness, his 
human sympathies, his love for mankind, and his noble- 
hearted charities. In all these will he live until memory is 
gone and time shall he no more; but who can wish for a 
better or a greater or a more enduring monument? Let us 
strive to follow his example and struggle to emulate his 
virtues, and let us not forget that — 

The memory of good deeds will ever -.lay 
A lamp to light us on the darkened way, 

A music to the ear 011 clamoring street, 

A cooling well amid the noonday heat, 
A scent of green boughs blown through narrow walls, 
A feel of rest when quiet evening falls. 



52 Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 



Address of Mr. Gilbert, of Kentucky. 

Mr. Speaker: Allow tne briefly to contribute my mite of 
testimony in praise of the virtues and character of our 
departed friend. 

When I first came to Congress I formed many new and 
valuable friendships, but none I appreciated more highly than 
that of Mr. Salmon. Indeed I may say truly that he was 
my most intimate friend in the House. Our seats were side 
by side and we were frequently together. During the last 
session of Congress I made some remarks in eulogy of the 
life and character of the late Hon. J. William .Stokes, of 
South Carolina. When I sat down Mr. Salmon turned to 
me with a smile and said: "Well, now. that was well said. 
I do not expect to die soon, but if I should, would you say 
as nice things about me as you have just said about Mr. 
Sti >kes ? " I answered that I hoped that I should never have 
such an occasion, and we turned the conversation to other 
matters. That occurred on the 26th of April, 1902, and to 
think that within ten days of that conversation Mr. SALMON 
was dead! Surely life is as uncertain as death is appalling. 
We have so many illustrations of the truth of that Holy 
Writ, which declares: 

Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the 
other left. 

Two men shall be in the field; the erne shall he taken, ami the other 
left. 

How often can we in the retrospect of life recall instances 
when two of us have been alone together and the other and 
better one has been taken and we have been left. I know 



Address of Mr. Gilbert, of Kentucky. 53 

nothing of Mr. Salmon's antecedents, but they must have 
been excellent, because in my short acquaintance with him 
I never knew a man of finer impulses, of broader sympathies, 
or of kindlier heart. Such a man and such a life are a 
great blessing to the world. The reflection of his smiles and 
the strength of his virtues furnish a stimulus to his survivors. 
There are two consoling thoughts which are of special sig- 
nificance in the material universe around and about us. One 
is the evident fact that there is but one Architect in crea- 
tion — planets, stars, and constellations have but one Builder. 
The other fact is that no substance can be destroyed and 
lust. Changes in form and combination of elements may 
occur, but everything is sacredly preserved. May we not, 
therefore, by analogy, conclude that spiritual things, which are 
higher than those which are material, are also preserved 3 
I believe that nothing in the universe of Cod is lost. Our 
intellectual achievements, our mental attainments, our smiles 
and tears, our happiness and sorrows, our affections and 
hatreds are all preserved, and will be used in ascertaining 
our proper places when the balance sheet is made out for 
our starting point on the other shore. I believe that every 
rav of light, every emotion, and every good thing is preserved 
and used. In the sweet by and by we will see again the 
crucifixion, the landing of the Pilgrims, and whatever else 
has occurred in the material universe. 

I believe that no flower was ever born to blush unseen. 
and that no flower ever wasted its sweetness upon the desert 
air. On the contrary, its beauty and its sweetness are pre- 
served to ornament and perfume that house of many man- 
sions. They are preserved along with smiles of affection and 
deeds of kindness which have not been seen or appreciated . 
in this world. But Mr. SALMON occupied an exalted social 



54 Life and Character of Joshua S. Sainton. 

position, and his career of usefulness was unusually promi- 
nent, ami if every pure thought, every good deed, and every 

kindly smile is preserved and has it-- reward, our friend. Mr. 
Salmon, will have nothing to fear. He was a true man of 
the highest type. Loyal and true as statesman, as lawyer. 
as citizen, as husband, as father, and as friend. He stood as 
a splendid example of the world's highest and best. 

Lives of great men all remind us 

We can make our lives sublime, 
And. departing, leave behind us 

Footprints on the sands of time' 

Footprints that perhaps another. 

Sailing o'er life's solemn main, 
A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother, 

Seeing, shall take heart again. 

Let us, then, be up and doing, 

With a heart for any fate; 
Still achieving, still pursuing. 

Learn to labor and to wait. 

Mr. FLANAGAN. Mr. Speaker, there are several members who 
have prepared eulogies on Mr. Salmon, but who are unable to 
be present to-day. I ask unanimous consent that they have 
permission to print their remarks in the Record. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Unanimous consent is asked by 
the gentleman from New Jersey that members of the I louse 
have leave to print remarks upon the subject of these resolu- 
tion-. Is there objection? [After a pause.] The Chair hears 

nolle. 

The resolutions were then unanimousl) agreed to. 

And then, in pursuance of the resolutions, the House (at J 
o'clock and 41' minutes p. m. I adjourned until to-morrow at 12 

o'clock noon. 



Proceedings in the Senate 

May 6. [902. 
message from the house. 

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. 
C. H. McKenney, its enrolling clerk, communicated to the 
Senate the intelligence of the death of Hon. Joshua S. 
Salmon, late a Representative from the State of New Jersey, 
and transmitted resolutions of the House thereon. 

The message also announced that the Speaker of the House 
had appointed Mr. Gardner, Mr. Loudenslager, Mr. Howell, 
Mr. Fowler, Mr. Stewart. Mr. Parker, Mr. McDermott, of 
Xew Jersey; Mr. Graff, of Illinois; Mr. Ball of Texas; Mr. 
Lloyd, of Missouri; Mr. Xevin, of Ohio, and Mr. Claude 
Kitchin, of North Carolina, as members of the committee 
on the part of the House. 

DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE JOSHUA S. SALMON, OF NEW 

JERSEY. 

The President pro tempore. The Chair lays before the 
Senate resolutions of the House of Representatives, which 
will be read. 

The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 

In the He use en Representatives, 

May 6, 1902. 
Resolved. That the House has heard with deep regret and profound 
sorrow of the death of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, a Representative from 
the State of New Jersey. 

Resolved, That a committee of twelve members of the House, with such 
members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the 



56 Lilt and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

funeral at Boonton, X. J., and that the necessary expenses attending the 
execution of this order l>e paid out of the contingent fund of the Housi 

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House be authorized and 
directed to take such steps as may be necessary for properly carrying out 
the provisions of this resolution. 

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate 
and transmit a cop) thereof to the family of the deceased. 

The Speaker announced the appointment of ;\Ir. Gardner, Mr. Louden - 
slayer, .Air. Howell, .Mr. Fowler, Mr. Stewart, Mr. l'.irker. Mr. McDer- 
mott, of New Jersey; Mr. Graff, of Illinois; Mr. Hall of Texas; Mr. 
Lloyd, of Missouri; Mr. Nevin, of Ohio, and Mr. Claude Kitchin, of 
North Carolina, as members of the committee on the part of the House. 

Mr. Dryden. Mr. President, I ask for the adoption of the 
resolutions which I send to the desk. 

The President pro tempore. The Senator from New 
Jersey presents resolutions, which will he read. 

The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows 

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with deep regret and sorrow the 
announcement of the death of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, late a Repre- 
sentative in Congress from the Fourth district of New Jersey. 

Resolved, That a committee of seven Senators be appointed by the 
Presiding Officer of the Senate to join the committee of the House of 
Representatives to make arrangements for and to attend the funeral of 
the deceased. 

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolution-, to the 
House of Representatives. 

The President pro tempore. The question is on agreeing 
to the resolutions submitted by the Senator from New Jersey. 

The resolutions were unanimously agreed to. 

The President pro tempore appointed as the committee 
on the part of the Senate, under the third resolution. Mr. 
Keau, Mr. Dryden, Mr. Burnham, Mr. Beveridge, Mr. Heit- 
feld; Mr. Foster, of Louisiana, and Mr. Bacon. 

Mr. Dryden. As a further mark of respect to the memory 
of the deceased, I move that the Senate adjourn. 

The motion was unanimously agreed to; and (at 5 o'clock 
and 37 minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, 
Wednesday, May 7, 1002, at 12 o'clock meridian. 



Proceedings in the Senate. 57 

February 9, [903 

message from the house. 

The message further communicated to the Senate resolutions 
passed by the House commemorative of the life and services of 
Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, late a Representative from the State 
of New Jersey. 

February 9, 191 13. 

memorial addresses on the late representative 

SALMON. 

Mr. KEAN. Mr. President, I desire to give notice that on 
Saturday, February 14, after the conclusion of the exercises in 
commemoration of the life and character of Hon. Charles A. 
Russell, late a member of the House, I shall submit resolu- 
tions commemorative of the life and character of Joshua S. 
Salmon, late a Representative from the State of New Jersey. 



MEMORIAL ADDRESSES. 

February 14, 1903. 

Mr. Kean. Mr. President. I desire to call up the resolutions 
of the House of Representatives in relation to the death of 
Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, late a Representative from the State 
of New Jersey. 

The President pro tempore. The Chair lays before the 
Senate resolutions from the House of Representatives, which 
will be read. 

The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 

In the House of Representatives, 
February S, /pi 

Resolved, That, in pursuance of Hit- special order heretofore adopted, 
Uit I [ouse proceed to pay tribute to the memory of Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, 
late a member of the House of Representatives from the State of New 
Jersey. 

Ri wived, That as a particular mark of respect to the memory of the 
deceas :d, ami in recognition of his eminent abilities as a faithful and dis- 
tinguished public servant, the House, at the conclusion of the memorial 
proceedings of this .lay, shall stand adjourned. 

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate. 

Resolved, That the Clerk be, anil is hereby, instructed to send a copy of 
these resolutions to the family of the deceased 

Mr. Kean. Mr. President, I offer the resolutions which I 
send to the desk, and ask for their adoption. 

The- PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Xew Jersev 
offers resolutions which will be read. 

The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 

Resoh'ed, That the Senate has heard with profound sorr< >w the ann< mnce- 
ment of the death of the Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, a Representative from 

the Stale of New Ji l -i \ 

oh'ed, That the business of the Senate be now suspended in order 
that fitting tributes be paid to his memory. 

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect at tin conclusion of these 
exercises the Senate do adjourn. 
58 



Address of Mr. A'ani, of New Jersey. 59 



ADDRESS OF MR. KEAN, OF NEW JERSEY. 

Mr. President: The Hon. Joshua S. Salmon, a Repre- 
sentative from the old Fourth district of New Jersey, to whose 
memory we devote this hour, was an exemplification of Ameri- 
can manhood. He was the type of man of which this country 
is made and the type which has made this country great. His 
sphere of activity was limited, but he exhausted almost all it 
had to offer. 

He was born near Mount Olive, in the county of Morris, 
February 2, 1846. where his family had been settled for more 
than a century. His ancestors were of sturdy Scotch origin, 
one branch coming to this country as early as 1640. Mr. 
Salmon was educated in the schools surrounding his home, 
and after passing successfully through them he finished his 
education by graduating from the Albany Law School with a 
degree of bachelor of laws in 1S73. After remaining in the law 
office of Charles E. Schofield, of Jersey City, fur some time he 
returned to his home and began the practice of his profession. 
He retained his principal office in Boonton until the time of his 
death . 

Mr. Salmon was eminently qualified for the practice of law. 
His address was pleasing, his voice clear and agreeable, his 
manner gentle, and yet there was a reserve of strength that 
impressed but did not disturb those who met him. He was 
a careful man and made most of his opportunities. He did 
not waste his time, but studied his profession, and as a prac- 
titioner met with the success that always attends abilities of 
which he was possessed. He was counsel in a number of 
important cases in Xew Jersey and attracted considerable 
attention in several which he won. 



Life and Character of Joshua S. Salmon. 

From the time of his admission to the bar Mr. Salmon 
took an interest in the politics of his county. In 1876 he was 
elected to the city council and was retained in that office fur 
six years. In 1S77 he was elected to the State legislature. 
From 1880 to [893 he was counsel to the board of chosen 
freeholders of Morris County, and he was also counsel for a 
number of townships in Morris County. He was the Demo- 
cratic candidate for State senator in [883, but was unsuc- 
i essful. 

He was nominated by the Democrats of the Fourth Con- 
gressional district October 6, and was elected to the Fifty- 
sixth Congress. He was again elected to the Fifty-seventh, 
but died on May 6, 1902. in the prime of his life. 

Mr. Salmon was beloved by everyone who knew him in 
his native town and the surrounding country. Generous and 
charitable, he stood high in the social and businesscircles.il 
the city and county and was a devout and earnest communi- 
cant of the Presbyterian Church. He was a man in whom 
everyone had confidence. His open frankness, calm, impres- 
sive manner, resourcefulness, ami tact invited people to call 
upon him for guidance. 

While true to party principles he was never prejudiced or bit- 
ter in discussion with his opponents; modest and retiring, yet 
strong and persistent when he thought he was in the right. 

His work in the House of Representatives was good, as has 
been testified to by his colleagues, and he was earnest and 
faithful in all matters intrusted to him. He carefully inves- 
tigated all subjects of public interest before acting Upon his 
judgment. He was the type of careful man of which this 
country has many and of which it is proud. 

He sleeps, Mr. President, among the historic hills of Morris 
County, and the people of Morris County and of the Fourth 
Congressional district mourn his loss. 



Address of Mr. Dryden, of New Jersey. 61 



Address of Mr. Dryden, of New Jersey. 

Mr. President: The flag which floats so often at half- 
mast over the halls of Congress, the vacant chairs in either 
Chamber, made so by the Great Reaper, the half-finished work 
which falls from the hands made nerveless by death, all remind 
ns of the forcefulness of the exclamation of Bnrke, "What 
shadows we are and what shadows we pursue!" 

Mr. Salmon is an exemplification of this. He fell in the 
maturity of his life, when by his training, his acquirements, 
his ability, much yet remained, had his life been spared, of 
usefulness to his country. Born, educated, reared, and dying 
as he did. in a single county of New Jersey, truly and fitly he 
represented the sentiments of the people of his section. 

Our lives are shaped and our characters are molded by the 
environments which surround us. and so Mr. Salmon, coming 
from an ancestry which runs back for a period of more than a 
hundred years in the honored State of New Jersey, naturally, 
inevitably, imperceptibly, it may be, had imbued the senti- 
ments of that State, and his character was formed upon its 
high ideals of moral integrity, and as such he moved and lived 
amongst his people. 

He was a modest man. He made no attempt at display. 
There was nothing spectacular or dramatic in his life. He 
never attempted to carve his name high upon the shaft of 
fame. Yet in his walk he was faithful to his private and 
public duties. He performed conscientiously and well what- 
ever was assigned to him; and after all it is upon such a life 
and such lives as Mr. Salmon led that the country must rely 
for its welfare, for its honor, for its security. 



62 Life and Character of foshua S. Salmon. 

He was beloved by his neighbors. He was spoken of as a 
good man and as a friend of the people; and having performed 
his work in an unostentatious way, it is fitting that his mortal 
remains should rest in the beautiful hills of Boonton. 

The approaching spring will soon cover those hills with a 
fresh verdure, and nature will bring forth from the trees and 
shrubs the buds and flowers which perfume the air: but none 
of these will be more beautiful or more lovely than the 
memory of Mr. Salmon, which is enshrined in the hearts 
of his friends and neighbors at Boonton. 

Mr. K.KAN. Mr. President. I make the same request as that 
made by the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Piatt] — that the 
resolutions may "be temporarily laid aside for the present. 

The President pro tempore. It will be so ordered in the 
absence of objection. 

Mr. Platt, of Connecticut. Mr. President, I move the adop- 
tion of the several resolutions which have been considered this 
afternoon. 

The resolutions were unanimously agreed to, and at s 
o'clock and 15 minutes p. m. 1 the Senate adjourned until 
Monday, February 16, 1903, at 12 o'clock meridian. 



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